I don't have any definitive ideas as to what's 'ideal' in terms of crank drive (such as Panasonic) as compared to hub drive (such as Wisper). However, I'd formed the opinion that Flecc was generally more in favour of the Panasonic system and its offshoots.
That was until ten minutes ago when I read Flecc's write up from 2007, when I was quite surprised to see he came down heavily in favour of hub motor drive.
I had suspected that the hub motor would be inherently more reliable, since with a crank drive you generally give a chain and derailleur a hard time due to the fact that it's liable to be transmitting much more power at least some of the time, because you could have a fit rider assisted by a couple of hundred watts (or so) of motor power.
Anyway, Flecc, respected and prolific contributor that you are, and as you read almost everything and get involved in nearly all of it, have you modified your opinion over the past few years? I'd be interested in anyone else's opinions too, of course, which is why I decided not to just PM you!
Rog.
That was until ten minutes ago when I read Flecc's write up from 2007, when I was quite surprised to see he came down heavily in favour of hub motor drive.
I had suspected that the hub motor would be inherently more reliable, since with a crank drive you generally give a chain and derailleur a hard time due to the fact that it's liable to be transmitting much more power at least some of the time, because you could have a fit rider assisted by a couple of hundred watts (or so) of motor power.
Anyway, Flecc, respected and prolific contributor that you are, and as you read almost everything and get involved in nearly all of it, have you modified your opinion over the past few years? I'd be interested in anyone else's opinions too, of course, which is why I decided not to just PM you!
Rog.